que tu ne le penses

than you think

→ que

phrase Rare #26,541

than you think Used after a comparison such as plus, moins, or aussi. The ne is often expletive and does not make the sentence negative; le refers to the situation or idea being discussed.

FR: Ce travail est plus difficile que tu ne le penses.

EN: This work is more difficult than you think.

Tom n'est pas aussi mauvais que tu ne le penses.

Tom isn't as bad as you think.

Trouver un diamant est bien plus facile que tu ne le penses.

Finding a diamond is much easier than you think.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Ce n'est pas aussi difficile que tu ne le penses.

It's not as difficult as you think.

C'est plus vide que tu ne le penses.

It's emptier than you think.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Je suis plus solide que tu ne le penses.

I’m stronger than you think.

J'espère que tu ne le penses pas.

I hope you don't mean it.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Tu es plus forte que tu ne le penses.

You are stronger than you think.

Je suis plus âgé que tu ne le penses.

I’m older than you think.

Tu es plus fort que tu ne le penses.

You are stronger than you think.

Il est plus récent que tu ne le penses.

It’s more recent than you think.

Plus que tu ne le penses.

More than you think.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Tu ne connais pas Tom aussi bien que tu ne le penses.

You don't know Tom as well as you think you do.